Nevada brief mentions offer glimpses of town life and mischief
Stories from Nevada area newspapers recount Mrs. H C Boardman traveling to Okeene for her ill son Homer and a P E O society flower seed distribution for public schools. Other items note Angora goat purchases in Texas, a new millinery apprentice Curt Shope, a Rathbone Sisters effort, two Nevada girls eloping briefly and returning, a burning train with damaged pole car, and a lost gold watch near Graves road reported by Mrs Phina Jongs.
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H.C. Boardman
Norman
Okeene
Okla
Homer
Nevada Journal
Curt Shope
Iowa State Fair Offers 200 Scholarship for Animal Judging
Iowa State Fair management offers a 200 scholarship to a 21 year old or younger Iowa resident who excels in judging horses cattle and corn and writes clear reasons for conclusions. Contest June 24 at Des Moines livestock pavilion with 25 monthly payments equal to a year of study at Iowa State College for winner. Information from J C Simpson Secretary Department of Agriculture.
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Iowa Agricultural College
Iowa
Des Moines
Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
J. C. Simpson
Half Rates to G A R Encampment Cedar Rapids Iowa
Excursion tickets offered at half fare for round trip via Northwestern line to Cedar Rapids Iowa for May 18 19 20 and May 21 arrivals before noon with return by May 23. Tickets available through Chicago & Northwestern Railway agents. Also half rates for German Baptist Brethren meeting Bellefontaine Ohio via North Western Line with return by June 6.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Northwestern
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Bellefontaine
Ohio
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western B’y
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Half Rate Excursions to Prohibition State Convention
Round trip fare to Marshalltown Iowa on May 26 and 27 with return by May 29. Available to agents Chicago North Western Railway. Homeseekers and Colonist Low Rates to Northwest West Southwest on sale with reduced fares. Sleeping and seating cars available. Inquiries to C N W Ry agents. 6-15th
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa
N. W. Ry
Library Board Elects Temporary Officers And Sets Terms
The Times corrects last week’s notice and lists ward members for the Story County Library Board. Galen Tilden serves as temporary chairman and Myrtle Lanning as temporary secretary. Terms are drawn: six years for Smith Stanton and Tilden. four years for Greeley Judge and Lanning. two years for Cessna Judisch and Grove. A three member by laws committee is named. Meeting adjourned.
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M. K. Smith
J. Galen Tilden
J. J. Grove
Myrtle Lanning
John E. Judge
E.w.stanton
O. H
Story County Bank
Galen Tilden
Miss Lanning
Smith
Stanton
Tilden
Greeley
Judge
Cessna
Judisch
Grove
New 10 Room House for Rent or Sale on Burnett St
For rent or sale by June a new 10 room house on Burnett Street 144 blocks north of Christian church. Includes ads for business opportunities and regional publications. Also notices half rates to the Pure Food Show and Industrial Exposition Cedar Rapids May 7 to 16 with rail tickets via Chicago Northwestern Railroad agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett St
Christian Church
H. F. Hansen
Texas Resources Promised in pamphlet Timely Topics No. 2
The note urges readers to consider eastern Texas as a growing truck and fruit region. It promotes the pamphlet Timely Topics No. 2 and invites contact at Katy 500 Wainwright St. Louis Mo to explore Texas’ illimitable resources.
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Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Golden Square
Katy
Great Southwest
Wainwright
St. Louis
Death of Harvey J. Howard in Ames at 63
Harvey J. Howard died at his home Monday May 1 at age 63. He came to Iowa in 1853 with parents James R. and Tabitha A. Howard who settled in Liberty township Marshall County. The family later moved to Ames for education and then to Bangor for funeral rites. Survived by wife Emma V. and two sons Bert A. and Harry H. He served in various public offices in Marshall County.
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Harvey J.howard
Iowa
James R
Tabitha A. Howard
Liberty Township
Marshall County
Ames
Emma V
Bert A
Harry H
Marshal Co
Howard
Bangor
Ames woman elected Iowa federation treasurer
Mrs. Gibson of Ames wins the treasurership amid jokes about being from Kansas. The Des Moines report notes her repeated quips I am from Kansas and the crowd’s laughter and support. Her Iowa residency is recent and she previously lived in Kansas.
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Gibson
Des Moines
Miss Lake
Kansas
Kansas City
Iowa Federation
Ames
Iowa
A Summer Resort Leased Near Ames by New Operators
The Watkins well resort north of Ames is leased for four years to G. W. Whitcomb and E. A. Epperson of Boone. They plan a well equipped upgrade with modern conveniences a baseball ground a band stand and row boats. Camping accommodations will be expanded opening around the 17th of the month.
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Watkins Well
Ames
G. W. Whitcomb
E. A. Epperson
Boone
Whitcomb
Reduced Rail Fare for Iowa Soldiers’ Monument Dedication
Round trip fare from Chicago to Shiloh Battlefield for dedication events on May 26 and 27, with return allowed through June 11. Offer available to agents of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Shiloh Battlefield
Notice to refrain from dumping on highway east of the city
All draymen and other parties are hereby notified to refrain from dumping garbage and refuse in the highway east of the city by order of the township trustees. Also mentions execution tickets for round trip May 20 to May 21 via Chicago & Northwestern, with sale details through agents, Mason City, Iowa.
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Antic
Ipate
Ames Times
Story County
P. E. O. Society
H. C. Boardman
Nevada
Steve Carr
J. D. McMillan
Corrigan
Maxwell Tribune
Kelley
Slater
Knights of Pythias
Rathbone Sisters
Samson Lodge
K. of P
Konaights
Edna and
Ida Bartlett
Dana Bartlett
Cole
Boyd
Button
Geo
JE Davis Ames
Loughran & Bauer's
the Times
W. M. Greely
Geo. Judisch
Iowa Pure
Harvey J. Howard
Waterman’s. Ideal
IDEAL
L.E. Waterman
Geo. E. Baker
Bower & Perkins
UST
Waseca White Rose
Anther
Grocrey
Judisch Bros
Parley Sheldon
Pres
F. H. Sehleiter, Ras’t Cash
Western National Bank
New York
Knautle, Kachod & Kuhne
First National Bank
Chic
Des Moines Savings Bank
Surance
Mrs. Gibson
Dhe
Mason City
Chicago & Northwestern Ray
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